by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 12, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
(PQRS) AM News Reports 2012 Last Year for Physicians to Voluntarily Report Quality Data (jump to story) (PQRS & eRX) National Provider Call: Claims-Based Reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (jump to...
by Abraham Whaley | Jan 30, 2012 | 2.0 Tuesday, Electronic Medical Records
As managers, providers and employees, we always have to be looking ahead at how the technology on our horizon will affect how our organizations administer health care. In the spirit of looking forward to the future, we present “2.0 Tuesday”, a feature on...
by Abraham Whaley | Jan 18, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records
This is a guest post from Joe Hage, CEO of medical device marketing consultancy Medical Marcom. HIMMS fellow Michael Paquin advises how to set up an appropriate EMR selection meeting in this short video. Michael Paquin: Okay, so one of the things as physicians...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 14, 2011 | Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, General
Mary Pat: Where does the name of your company, Lutrum, come from? Ed Garay: When I was developing a name for this company, I didn’t want to be like every other healthcare IT services company with health, md, medical, etc. as part of their name. I wanted it to...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 27, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records
This is a guest post from Joe Hage, CEO of medical device marketing consultancy Medical Marcom. My friend Michael Paquin is a fellow of HIMSS, the Health Information Management Systems Society, and an expert in EMR connectivity, Meaningful Use, and the pitfalls of...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 16, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
A personal health record (or PHR) is an individual electronic health record that is stored securely on the Internet so it can be accessed by medical providers and caregivers who have permission. PHRs allow the storage of all critical health history information in one...